/*
 * Proto Streamer
 * Copyright (C) 2009 John Pritchard.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 * 02110-1301 USA.
 */
package p.s.m;

/**
 * A producer is an up link.  Typically an HTTP POST.
 * 
 * A producer is a response method that attaches to a channel, and
 * reads update messages for a channel from its client and adds them
 * into its channel.
 * 
 * @author jdp
 */
public interface Producer 
    extends p.s.Response
{
    /**
     * @return A non null unique identifier for this producer to
     * differentiate it from other producers.
     */
    public Object getProducerIdentity();
}
